Wii - Automatic New VC Game Notifications

Now you can get notifications of new Nintendo Wii Virtual Console games directly on your Wii Message Board!

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Flickr Find: Wii Safety Manual Missing Pages

Fast on the heels of Kotaku's post about the Japanese Wii Safety Manual comes this Flickr entry from the folks at the Iconfactory. Apparently not all the images made it into the manual and the resulting orphans are hiliarious! Okay, its fake, but what a fake!

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DarwiinRemote is released! Use the Wiimote with OSX!

"DarwiinRemote is a tiny software which reads data from and sends data to Nintendo Wii Remote"

You can use it in two modes at the moment, Mouse Mode and Apple Remote Mode. But it's a start!

Includes Source

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Wii gets nearly double PS3's attach rate in Japan

Nintendo's of Japan's rosy Wii launch looked even rosier today as Media Create unveiled preliminary sales figures giving the machine a 1.8 attach rate, trouncing the PS3's "I'm only buying it to sell on Yahoo auctions" 0.98 attach rate.

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Wiimote Attacks TV Weak Point for Massive Damage

The Wiimote is quickly becoming a dangerious weapon against TV's.

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Swedish man has appendix burst while waiting for Wii

A Swedish man who had worked very hard to make sure he was first in line had a bit of catastrophe strike him while waiting. Turns out, his appendix burst right there while waiting. After a 48 hour stay in the hospital, he was right back in line, the very first customer waiting out for his Wii.

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Live Wii Gaming Marathon on GameSpot!

The editors of GameSpot just received a Nintendo Wii and are demoing it and its games, including Legend of Zelda, live! Go now!

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Wii In The House

Mr. FedEx man just made me grin.

He handed me a big white package from Nintendo and I just knew what was inside... I was right.
-Excerpt from Kotaku

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Gears of War as reviewed by DemoSquared!

I've grown to enjoy his reviews. He nails this one right on the head.

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Amberjack - Tours for your website

Amberjack is an Open Source JavaScript library enabling webmasters to easily create great looking and skinnable tours for their site. It uses a JSON-like technique to post-fetch skins from the Amberjack.org server. A tour wizard makes tour creation really easy.

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moo.fx version 2.0 is out: Javascript has never been so sexy.

moo.fx is a 3kb javascript effects library, to be used with prototype.js or the mootools framework.
Open source, released under the very liberal MIT License, you can feel free to do anything you want with it.

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script.aculo.us 1.6.5 released today

I’ve just pushed script.aculo.us 1.6.5 for your download pleasure. It
’s a maintenance release that adds a few tweaks here and there—read on!

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AJAX Tabs (with Biscuit)

This will work in Rails too so do not be put off by PHP

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Cheat Sheet Round-Up: Ajax, CSS, LaTeX, Ruby...

170 Cheat Sheets about Ajax, Apache, Blogging,CSS, CVS, Firefox, Google, HTML/XHTML,JavaScript,Linux, MySQL, LaTeX, Oracle, Perl,PHP, Python, Photoshop Ruby, Unix, Windowx, XML

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Ultimate Programmer Reference Resource (with Ajax search)

You can find any function/class/tag/style in 2 seconds using this search service. Works with most of the technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, Oracle, PHP, XSL, ActionScript, ColdFusion, C/C++ and more.

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Dive Into Python: Free eBook

Dive Into Python is a Python book for experienced programmers. You can buy a printed copy, read it online, or download it in a variety of formats. It is also available in multiple languages. Recommended eBook for anyone who wants to seriously learn Python. The main site also provides some good Python related websites.

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Marvel MMO Coming to Xbox 360 and PC

Marvel, Cryptic and Microsoft bury the hatchet.

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2,000,000 Pokemon D/P and 500,000 DS lites SOLD OUT in Japan within HOURS!

Translation (From Aurora):
Japanese sources have announced a shortage in stock for Pok
émon Diamond/Pearl in the majority of retailers. Despite the 2 million copies allocated to shops for today (1 million per game), this was not enough to meet the demands.

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BusinessWeek on the Wii's Mii character-creation system

"What Trinen, Nintendo's manager of localization, showed off at a Sept. 14 promo event in New York could end up transforming game-console technology. Nintendo execs say the feature, dubbed the Mii Channel, will let any user populate games with cartoonish 3-D versions of oneself, friends, film stars, or pro athletes. "

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PHP: Easy, elegant news feeds with lastRSS

The RSS format is great for getting the lastest headlines in your favourite news reader. But what if you run your own website and you want to include some of these headlines on your own site? You could always copy and paste them into your HTML, or even type them in yourself. But perhaps your best bet is to use the lastRSS PHP class.

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500+ Computer ebooks are all FREE

Free 500+ ebooks include free ebook VB.NET, free ebook PHP, free ebook MySQL, free ebook Java/Javascript and many free programming ebooks and free computer ebooks. All ebooks are free, no registration, no email, no login.

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1 Million Wii Units At Launch In North America

Nintendo will have 1 million units available, compared to Sony's 400,000 PS3s.

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New PSP FW 2.71 Hack - Kernel mode and homebrew loading from Game Menu!

Our PSP "scene" has been lucky enough to have some real legendary characters. First, we had groups like PSP-Dev, later on, MPH. We can't ever forget Fanjita, and now, joining their ranks at a blistering pace is none other than Dark_Alex. It seems the guy jumps from one big bombshell to the next.

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Download FREE 196-page Legend of Zelda comic book (200mb PDF)

Just what the title says... Get to it!

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Nintendo's Launch Advertising Slogan to be "Wii Move You"

Nintendo is preparing an all-out web assault to promote its Wii console, out on 8 December, allocating a significant portion of its £10m marketing budget online. Using the slogan 'Wii Move You', the Japanese gaming giant is set to take full advantage Sony's decision to hold the PlayStation 3 launch back until the New Year.

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Open Source - An App a Day: Randomize Your Desktop Wallpaper Using Google!

This app allows you to randomly switch your desktop background at a given time. You can give it different keywords to search Google for, and it finds the related backgrounds.

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Learning Ruby: A Complete Guide

My interest in Ruby was aroused after I read an article Ruby the Rival in November 2005. I decided to learn Ruby myself and started making my study notes. What's presented here is a result of that.

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The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

Yes, you're right, you've seen it before, but it's being updated quite frequently. Take a look. Read on

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All the Nintendo Wii info you will ever need! FAQs

CorbieD: I made a list of many of the most frequently-asked questions that keep getting asked on various gaming message boards and answered them in a question and answer format. Maybe this will help those of you out who have a lot of questions about the upcoming Nintendo Wii system and its many features and launch details.

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Sony's Keynote was a TRAINWRECK

This years keynote by sony at TGS was worse than e3's, so worse in fact, the developers began to pictochat during the keynote.

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Sony doing all they can to sink the PS3

New information about scaled-back shipments of launch games that could make the PS3 even less attractive. Top-tier titles will only ship 100,000 copies by year-end, so games will be scarce, and publishers' profits will take a beating.

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Python 2.5 final released!

This release includes conditional expressions, absolute and relative imports, unified try/except/finally, new generator features, the 'with' statement, new packages: ctypes, ElementTree, hashlib, sqlite, wsgiref. More details are here: http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/whatsnew25.html

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Python Programming for Beginners

In this tutorial, you will learn how to write applications that use command-line options, read and write to pipes, access environment variables, handle interrupts, read from and write to files, create temporary files and write to system logs. In other words, you will find recipes for writing real applications instead of the old boring Hello, World!

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Tetris in 100 lines of Python

"Ok, my friend Kevin, in an attempt to silence my bragging, challenged me to make Tetris in 200 lines of code. I announced I could do it in 100! It is ghetto and looks and feels about as suave as a minivan, but it is a functional game of Tetris! Could have been done better, but I think the point was proven."

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Wii Console Walkthrough

Good news for gamers and sports fanatics alike, big bold letters on the box indicate the Wii Sports WILL be shipping as part of and parcel of the system

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Wii Boxing in action

Couple of guys playing the new boxing game in Wii Sports. Looks fun.

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Amazon Quickly Sells Out of Wii Pre-orders

Here is a comment from one customer that made it under the wire: "Amazon offered preorders with Wii Sports included for $249 today. With 1 day expedited shipping ran $283.83. No absurd bundle required. They began taking preorders this morning and had sold out of preorders by 11 am cst."

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Nintendo Wii Details Roundup

A collection of all the current Nintendo Wii details. This Includes the Wii conference and gaming videos as well as pricing and launch details on the system and games.

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Python Programming for Beginners

"Despite what assembly code and C coders might tell us, high-level languages do have their place in every programmer's toolbox, and some of them are much more than a computer-science curiosity. Out of the many high-level languages we can choose from today, Python seems to be the most interesting for those who want to learn something new.."

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How To: Learn AJAX Tutorials

With the popularity of AJAX growing every day I've had the opportunity to collect and try out many more tutorials in the last several months.

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Wii WILL Support Flash Games!

Apparently the Wii will support flash games. You will need to purchase the Opera browser using Wii points, but hey, that's a TON of games to play and a HUGE space for game development!

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Possible Gamestop EB Games Wii reserve details (this will make you angry)

if this is the future of pre-orders we are all screwed
According to GoNintendo.com:
GameStop will start accepting pre-orders for the PS3/Wii on MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18. This will last for ONE WEEK only. Any store can and will stop taking pre-orders at any time (most likely when their limit is reached).

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Over 100 Top FREE PC Games!

The users at the Whirlpool Broadband forums (yes, the same ones who brought you the "$100 XP Trick") were feeling in a slum over good quality PC games. They pooled together and researched as many 'FREE", but decent PC games as possible. Ending up with a list of over 100 FEE PC games.

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3D rotation with JavaScript

This is a demo of a script that emulates a 3D rotation of an object space using javaScript to change the position, z-index, size and opacity of different elements in space.

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Wii.com is live!

Wii.com has finally gone live. Check it out.

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Wii VIDEO Tailer - Shows Wii Sports Boxing and more!

Boxing looks sweet!

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EA Says Madden for the Wii Challenges Xbox 360 on Graphics

"There has basically been no loss of features at all for Madden Wii. In fact, because of the Wii-only content in Madden, I'd say that Madden Wii is the most feature rich version of Madden that's out there. we've done a whole host of things that put the game...better than the Xbox. And in some cases, we're challenging the Xbox 360 on graphics."

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CSS tips and tricks!

Ive been writing CSS for about 2 years now and I still feel like every time I open up a blank file and begin writing CSS for a new design I learn something new.

For those of you that are new to CSS or experts always looking for a new trick, here are some of things I do on a regular basis to keep my code organized (kind of).

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C/C++ development with the Eclipse Platform

Get an overview of how to use the Eclipse Platform in your C/C++ development projects. Though Eclipse is mainly a Java
â?¢ development environment, its architecture ensures support for other programming languages. In this article, you'll learn how to use the C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT), which is the best C/C++ toolkit available for Eclipse.

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Book: How to do everything with PHP and MySQL

If you're planning to take a stab at being an open source programmer then there are harder ways to do it than to start with PHP, MySQl and Apache.

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Mastering Ajax: Build DOM-based Web applications

In previous articles in this series, you've examined the concepts involved in Document Object Model (DOM) programming -- how the Web browser views a Web page as a tree -- and you should now understand the programming structures used in the DOM.

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FreeDos Reaches 1.0!

Yes, the FreeDOS Project has reached the "1.0" milestone. This is a very important day for FreeDOS. A lot of you have put in so much work over the years, helping to make everything perfect. Even if you didn't contribute code, you helped out the FreeDOS Project by submitting comments and bug reports. Thank you!

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Sony DENIES next-gen PSP rumors

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, a Sony spokesperson has dismissed rumours that a new version of the PSP is currently in development. But camera and GPS add-ons will go on show at TGS

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1.2 Million Flickr Photos Geotagged After First 24 Hours

Flickr added a geotagging feature yesterday that allows users to tag a photo with its physical location on a Yahoo Map. In the 24 hours after launch, 1,234,384 photos were geotagged.

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How to provide a web API

What are a few simple rules for providing a web API?

1. Keep it clean and simple
2. Stick to standards
3. Make it about data
4. Keep it working
5. Design for updates


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How to create a StyleGuide for your HTML & CSS

for any medium sized or larger project, be sure to create a style-guide. This is just one example and gives a few reasons why it will help you tremendously.

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Five Habits of Highly Profitable Software Developers

"Software developers who have the ability to create and maintain quality software in a team environment are in high demand in today's technology-driven economy. The number one challenge facing developers working in a team environment is reading and understanding software written by another developer. "

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Ubuntu Desktop Guide

Welcome to the Ubuntu Desktop Guide, a comprehensive guide to using Ubuntu in a desktop environment.

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MIT laptop gets a new name and a look at the final enhanced specs

Scheduled for testing next month, MIT's much-anticipated laptop has climbed in cost to $140 dollars. Yet the increased cost has allowed for some improved features such as an 8" sun readable display with an astounding 1200x1900 resolution.

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Huge List of Python Tutorials

More than 300 extensive Python tutorials, listed by category and topic.

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Firefox 2.0 Delayed to Late October

There are approximately 40 bugs in the under-construction Firefox 2.0 Beta 2, and about 100 that need to be addressed before the final goes out the door. In the meantime, the release of Firefox 1.5.0.7 -- the next security update for the current production version of the browser -- has been moved up to the first week of September.

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Google Talk Adds Voice Mail, File Sharing

Google Talk is offering an update today that will enable users to easily transfer files, set presence with music, and send and receive voice mails.

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Sun to release Java Micro Edition source code

Sun officially announced yesterday plans to release the source code of its Java Micro Edition (J2ME) implementation before the end of the year.

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Google Webservices with PHP

Have you ever wanted to enrich your site with information from Google, Amazon, eBay, or one of the many other sites that provide web services through SOAP? In this tutorial, I will be demonstrating how to use the SOAP package from PEAR to query Google's extensive database.

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AOL buys video game review site

Time Warner Inc.'s Internet unit AOL on Wednesday said it had purchased GameDaily, a video game news and review Web site, part of an effort to expand a portfolio of online information and entertainment.

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Nintendo of America Prez. Says Online Play Free, Shares Overall Strategy

Reginald Fils-Aime says that free online play is an integral part of the Wii experience and that they're out to get new customers, not recycle us old gamers.

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The Nintendo DS Exercised Your Brain, the Wii Will Make You Lose Weight

Just as the DS was the answer for the lazy brain, Wii may be the answer for the lazy body. A report from Bloomberg today made mention of a new form of "game" in development at Nintendo: Wii-based diet software.

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TorrentSpy users beware - Something fishy's going on

TorrentSpy seems to have a suspicious amount of similar torrents for the PC game "Prey". A search for the game pulls 131 results. All of which have similar amounts of seeders. All of them posted anonymously. All of them having slightly varying titles. Anyone in the torrent scene should spot this. Be careful downloading.. it could be a trap.

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Nintendo DS emulator released

No$Gba v2.3 has been released, adding support for Nintendo DS emulation. Now you can play commercial DS games on a PC.

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Wii for $170?

Financial report anticipates lower price point for upcoming system. Nintendo's new Wii console could be yours later this year for less than expected.

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Wii Pre Orders in Europe starting - With photographic proof

"We have had a tip off that Smyth's Software stores in Europe are starting to take pre orders for the Nintendo Wii...."

With photographic proof & date on poster for Smyths.

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Nintendo Confirms Free Online Play For Wii

We will offer online-enabled games that the consumers will not have to pay a subscription fee for. They'll be able to enjoy that right out of the box. The Wii console is going to be Wi-Fi enabled, so essentially, you'll be able to plug it in and go.

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Microsoft make MSDN Library free to download!

Great news has arrived for anyone who programs with Microsoft tools and a Microsoft language: the MSDN is now free to download.

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AJAX Developer Resource Center

Great source of AJAX info from Sun. Your first stop for AJAX related material. Obligatory quote: "Get ahead of the curve and start developing AJAX applications today. This is your source for Java tools, technologies and expert advice."

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Thorough C++ Tutorial for Noobs

This is a great tutorial for learning C++. If you have any experience with other languages or possibly no programming experience at all this tutorial will explain the ins and outs of C++ very well.

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Learn How to Develop Firefox Extensions!! - A step-by-step Tutorial

What is your dream firefox extension? Don't wait, Do-it yourself!! This tutorial has been created for individuals wanting to develop full-featured extensions for the Mozilla Firefox browser. The tutorial has been constructed as a step-by-step guide providing many examples, explanations

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Docking boxes (dbx)

Docking boxes (dbx) adds animated drag 'n' drop, snap-to-grid, and show/hide-contents functionality to any group of elements. And ... in what might be another world-first for brothercake - dbx is fully accessible to the keyboard as well as the mouse, an action I've re-dubbed "press 'n' push"

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So how do you code an AJAX Web page?

See hands-on examples for creating lighter, faster interactive sites

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AJAX Hello World!

This tutorial will teach you how to create a hello world web page using AJAX technologies. Odds are if you found this tutorial, then you have created a "Hello World!" program before.

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AJAX FAQ for the Java Developers

This FAQ is targeted for Java developers that would like to add AJAX functionality to an application.

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A lost art: PHP objects

You get object-oriented languages like Java and Smalltalk, and function-oriented languages like PHP. Well that was the theory, until PHP introduced its objects model in PHP 3, and it's been getting progressively better at it since then. Yet still the practice of using objects in PHP remains a bit of a lost art.

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JavaScript templating system - Display HTML blazingly fast

AJAX applications are everywhere, and one of the key issues is the speed of rendering HTML. Using innerHTML is not recommended, but DOM can be slow. This JS template system lets you render HTML much faster than standard DOM, while keeping its flexibility.

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How (Not) To: MySQL Connection Management in PHP

This article is intended to highlight various basic topics concerning proper methods of handling connections to MySQL databases in PHP, guidelines for caching dynamic content, and a technique called "lazy loading".

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8 Google Games To Keep You Entertained & Busy

Warning: Google Games mentioned here may be highly addictive.

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The Perfect SCV Rush (StarCraft)

The world's best starcraft player defeats his opponent with only working units(SCVs) and a few marines. (warning: some might find this boring at the beggining, worth watching through)

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Wii's MASSIVE Launch Lineup: 27 Games Confirmed for Day 1

"With the Wii launch hiding somewhere in the next 3 months...we went back to count just how many games had been confirmed for the Wii so far, and were wonderfully surprised to find 27 confirmed launch titles coming to the Wii. Can you say 'biggest game console launch in history'?" To compare, the 360 launched w/ 18, and the PS3 has 15 confirms.

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Rockstar to release Bully game in October

MAKER OF the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar, has confirmed that it will release a game with themes of school fighting in October.
"Bully", in which a 15 year-old defends himself against school bullies at a fictional US boarding school called Bullworth Academy has got the anti-violent video games lobby hot under the collar.

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Will Wright Talks Spore with Gamespot, spills some beans

Spore's future beyond the PC - We're certainly looking at [Spore] as a franchise. The PC [version of the game], for me, is the tip of the iceberg. We're not announcing anything yet, but it's pretty obvious that I want Spore to take over the world (laughs). I think [Spore] definitely wants to go beyond being a computer game.

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All 151 Wii games in development.

Here is a list of all 151 Wii games in development from our friends over at Wikipedia. I just wanted to ask, does Digimon really need a game for the Wii?

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Wii Development costs a quarter to half compared to PS3/360

It's no wonder why the Nintendo is getting more 3rd party support this time around...

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Top 10 Wii Gameplay Videos

Top 10 Wii gameplay videos from this year's E3.

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Welcome to my Game Programming Blog. This blog will be about Game Programming for Newbies.

I also run a site called Newbie Game Programmers which you can find at http://www.savware.net